Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-16
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DAN RANCISCO, Apul S.-A dispatch
 was received to-day by the Bulletin
 rom St. Johns, Cal. which says thai
 later psrticulars of the killing ot
 Mrs. Billion show that the Chinsma1
 To Ali Henry, who Is only Is years oi
 age, fired tLe shots through the dool
 while Mrs. Billion. her two daughters
 and W eayer were at supper. The first
 shpt From the rifle was fired at Weaver
 ald struck him n the left shoulder
 passed through his body and came out
 Just above the heart. Mrs. Billion turn.
 ed to see whence the shot came and re-
 reived R bullet through the heart and
 instantly fell dead Weaver, though se-
 Liously hurt. managed to shut the door.
 The ChinamGn then fired s shot through
 tLe closed dOor but withou. effect. Ile
 door WAS baTricsded with tables and
 chairs, but the ChinRman got an ax and
 battered m one of the panels, At this point he appeared tO change bis mind
 and instead of proceeding further left
 tue immediate vicinity of the house An
 nie Billion. the little daughter of the murdered woman went to the door tO
 see what direction the Chinaman took in
 hls flight. The ChInaman had not | gone far and seeing her m the door
 way he fired at her, but miss
 ed. She quickly retreated and clos ! ed the door. Meanwhile the other daughter had managed to leave the house and give an alarm at St. John. A pursuit was immediately given but
 up to thls morning the murderer had
 not been captured. Weaver's wound
 is very serious, and doubts are enter
 t8ined of his recovery. No cause is known for the atrOcIous crime. except
 that the Chinaman had been forced to
 assist ID house cleaning to which he had
 demu;red, He was in the employ of the
 family for several years us cook.
 PARIS, April S-The government has ordered the man-oi-war now in West In
 diB waters, tO proceed immediately 10 Port su Prince tO protect the Europeans
 there In view Ot the reports of the threatened massacre by ihe HsytIsns m event of their government complying with the demands of Great Britain ou account of some claims. Advices received by HsytiGn legation in Paris from Port GU Prince says the HaytiGns are much excited over Great Brit. aims demands, but deny they have threatened tO massacre foreigners.
 ST. LOUIS. April s.-The Globe Dem ocrat prints the following this morning: Word was received m s.. Louis last night that Jas. c. Blaine IS seriously III at Fort Gibson. Indian Territory, and that physicians have been telegrsphed for.
 ST. LOUIS. April S.-A private tele- gram was received here from Fort Gib- Indian farr-NFnrnr GAafrna- fhEf M- BlGlne had severe cold and was threatened with pneumonia.
 SAN FRASCfsCo, April S-A despatch tO the Merchants Exchange to-day states the report that the ship St. Stephen, with cosl from Seattle to San Francisco, had foundered, IS without foundation.
 WAsHINGToS, AprIl s--Naval officers are much pleased with the result of the attempt made at Thurlow, Ps, to cast the steel stem for the new cruiser Balti- more, now building at Philadelphia. This piece weighed l5,O00 pounds and was cast without defect. Commander Evans has just examined and tested the casting and pronounces 1t excellent. He says that it Is probably the best piece of steel casting ever done in this country, and the result oft casting IS more remarkable and encouraging from | the fact that success Was obtained at the first attempt.
 CHICo, Cal, April s,-A report has inst here from St. John. COlusA O., | that Chinese cook shot and killed Mir. l Joseph Billion, with whom he was em- 1 ployed, and also shot another man and | lady. Great excitement prevails. \ posse i5 in pursuit of the murderer. | No further particulars are given.
 WAsHNGT7S, Apnl S.-Tbe inter state commerce commissioners to-day 1 granted a temporary suspension of the | operation of section four ot inter state | commerce law, in the Detroit, Grand 1 Haven & Milwaukee railroad O., SO far as 1t would apply to traffic from Mil ! waukee to Grand Haven and destined to 1 points east of Detroit and the St. Clair ! river, to allow them to compete with l the water route from Milwaukee to | Grand Haven.
 NEW YORK, April S,-To-day being | Good Friday, all the dowhtoSn eX- changes are closed as were also the l bankers and brokers offices: the state | and U. 5. courts were closed and also | the city departments that were not re- quired to be open by law.
 NEW YORK, April 7-The Washington | of the Evening Post teie- l graphs his paper as follows: The Phil | hdelphis Press has telegram from New | York saying that Whitelaw Reid denies all knOwledge of any letter from him sell to Murst Hslstead, in which he pro posed to abandon Blaine and espouse the interests of John Sherman for the next presidential nomination. Tee only error msde by the Evening Posts was in using the name of II Halstead. The letter wss addressed tO Hals.esd's partner, Richard Smith, of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
 PHILADELPHIA, April 7-The general opinion of railroad oficials IF the city k that the action of the Interstate Com mission m the long and short haul ques- ton concerning the southern railroads, will crush the entire measure. They Hr- que that this Is the most vital feature of the entire set and that ihe stand taken by the Commission, even though It be Ot 3 temporary nature, IL Is the entering wedge that will split the whole log. There ls not railroad O! any cOnse- Iuence Tn the country" said one promI- lent railway executive officer to-day, that will not make some claim, as that for by the Southern Rail ways, and justice of their clam cannot al tO be respected.
 ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The first gsme ,t the world championship series be- ween the present worlds champions and he Chicagos was played to-day in the presence of $, S,OJ0 people, sn the Chica- ,Os won 1t after a hard fight. At the 'utset it looked as though 1t would be . hard pitchers battle end It proved to ,e to great extent. @ the work ot Foutz and Clarksoh under the restrlc- ions of the new pitching rules Was re- The game was characterized ,y the brilliant back stop work of Bus long aud Dsly and generally fair field Dg. Score of St. Louis, 3; Chicago. c. TUscARoRA, Nevais, April I-The { loisting works of the Nevada Queen nine, ut this place, were completely uined yesterday by the explosion ot box of giant powder. followed by ,oiler explosion. In addition to the Ioisting works, the pumping ms 1 hinery was also demolished and as onsequence the mine IS now Hooded nd North Belle Isle and several other mines are rapidly filling with water. i've men were in the works at the time